To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the U.S., in Congress
assembled:
JAN 25Rev. J. W. DickeyMansfieldOhio
The undersigned, believing the transportation of the Mail and the delivery of Letters,
&c., on the first day of the week, to be a violation of the Christian Sabbath—opposed
to the rights of a numerous class of citizens who conscientiously observe that day—injurious
in its effects on the public morals, and unsupported by any plea of necessity or convenience,
while it gives offence to the feelings of the Christian community—hereby petition
your honorable body to redress the aforesaid grievance.
Mansfield Jan. 27. 1849| R Bowland | |||
| H. S. See | Jno P Drennan | ||
| Jeremiah Marlow | C. H. Askew | ||
| A. Sutherland | Wm Cooper | " | |
| John Vantitburgh | Jno M Rowland | ||
| Nathan Hinsbaugh | John Swann | ||
| Abraham Drake | Augustus Sherman | ||
| N [Shicker?] | A Conn | ||
| H. McKillip | D. H. Young | ||
| Rudolf D [?] | Saml Smith | ||
| James W Dickey | C. C. Baldwin | ||
| James Patterson | Wm Maxwell | ||
| S Wilson | Peter [V Patton?] | ||
| James Smart | Jacob markley | ||
| E. L. Stoke[?] | Jabez Cook | ||
| G. Y [?] | Jacob Emminger | ||
| P. Drake | William H Leeper | ||
| Robert Conn | J. J. Todd | ||
| C S Avery | W M Roop | ||
| Adam Case | B [?] | ||
| [?] | J. A. McCluer | ||
| E. W. Smith | B W Beck | ||
| Elisha Young | John Wood | ||
| Mansfield W Girkinson | Dimon Sturges. | ||
| Joseph Hutchison | Geo Crouse | ||
| Joseph B. Grimble | Abner Wright | ||
| John Hunt | William McHoain | ||
| [/A?] | |||
| Robert Conn Senr | Chas G. Truesdell. | ||
| A. G Miller | E. M. Brayton | ||
| John T Skaggs | R. C. Smith | ||
| Hugh. S. Moore | John Smith | ||
| John Stratton | [Dorman?] Loffland | ||
| James Smith | A. F. Smith | ||
| James Taylor | C. W Davis | ||
| N M McMullan | Thomas Smith | ||
| Jakob. [?] | Mansfield | ||
| Andrew Peer | Joseph [?] | ||
| Isaac McFarland | David Wise | ||
| Jos. S C. Rowland | Robt LLoyd | ||
| E R McKee | William Hunt | ||
| Amos Day | Joseph Lusk | ||
| Adam Poe | A. L. Grimes | ||
| B. F. Sheaer | James Cobean Jr | ||
| W. H. Cummings | Samuel McClure | ||
| Abraham [?] | Jams C Carr | ||
| John [Cuell?] | Harvey Baldwin | ||
| George Hesser | |||
| Isaiah Hammell | David Vasbinder | ||
| John R Cook | P. L. Haven | ||
| Benoni Clark | Jacob Super | ||
| William Marshall | Williamson Carrothers | ||
| Jno Sherman | Matthias Day | ||
| Josiah Hurty | H. G. Fox | ||
| Robt Booth | James Reed | ||
| Ephraim Bull | David Ayers | ||
| Jedediah Smith | James W Havner | ||
| William Gilliland | Leonard | ||
| A Clark | Geo. M. Maxwell | ||
| James Smith | David Culver | ||
| Cyrus Culver | David McCullough | ||
| A L Harding | Wm Boyd Bowland | ||
| Lowrey Sibbett | |||
| John W Griggs | Willard S Hickcox | ||
| David Dorman | William Johnson | ||
| Samuel F Lester | Thomas Hening | ||
| John Bane | |||
| George [?] | Samuel Fish | ||
| Jonathan Beach | S H Millikin | ||
| Charles Mains | Samuel McKibben | ||
| William Crouse | G. W. Scokes | ||
| Joseph McFarland | D. S. Shellenberger | ||
| J. Nail | |||
| E. H. Day | |||
| [Henry?] Brubaker | |||
| John Uplich | |||
| John Frye | |||
| H. McFall | |||
| S Zimmerman | |||
| S Grose | |||
| Joseph Lindley | |||
| John Merrell | |||
| Chas Barrett. | |||
| Jacob [?] | |||
| Jonathan Kaler | |||
| John Platt | |||
| William Ralston | |||
| Josef Hedrick | |||
| Jacb [Christofer?] | |||
| [G?]. McHale | |||
| J. W. Cracraft. | |||
| E J McCollum |
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Resolved that it is inexpedient at this time to take any action on the petition of
sundry Citizens of Ohio asking Congress to pass laws to prevent the transportation
of the mail on the Sabbath, and prohibiting the delivery of letters on that day.
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Ohio
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The petition of sundry Citizens of Richland Co Ohio praying Congress to pass a law,
preventing the transportation of the Mail and the delivery of letters &c on the first
day of the week
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February 19, 1849 Referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.
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Reference
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Com on Post offices & Post roads
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Feb 28, 1849 Dischd √
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Jno K Miller
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Goggin for P.O
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Printed Document Signed, 2 page(s), RG 233, Entry 367: Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Thirtieth Congress, 1847-1849, Records of Legislative Proceedings, Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents Which Were Referred to Committees, 1847-1849, NAB,